Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-03-19
COT EN- ON The LIST.
A Casual Glance at Dramatic Events
of Special Interest to Springfield
Theater Goers.
Full List of Companies that Have Played
in Springfield This Sesson-Beerher
and the Thrater-Dramatic
News and Gossip.

3 During the theatrical season which. i
: this city. is now rapidly drawing to close
Springfield theater- goers have been treates
to some excellent attractions. together will
, some very poor ones. A large majority OF
the companies which have appeared. boti
at the Grand and at Blacks, had previous
" appeared in the large eastern cities ant
most Of them afterward appeared in In
dianapolis, Chicago, st. Louis and other
large cities In the west and northwest II
will be seen. therefore, that Springfield
people have an opportunity to see the very
best attractions on the road and have but
little cause to complain of the class of COM
panies that appear here. Local managers
cannot play fine attractions the season
through in city no larger than Springfield,
as the patronage will not warrant them in
so doing, and very ordinary companies
sometimes fOist themselves on the manag-
ers by false representations.
| As an interesting feature and matter Of
local interest. the REPUBLIC today gives a
| list of the attractions that have thus far
this season appeared at both houses. to-
gether with the dates OF their appearance
| The list, which is in convenient form for
| future reference, is As follows:
ATTRACTIONS At BLACKS.
d. September i7-ls-"Bound to Succeed y
September 2s-Herold Forsberg in Rob
ert Macaire."
October s9-Fraine f. Aiken in
| Against the Stream.
October l2-Robert Mantel in Tangled
Lives"
October i5-Strakosch Opera company.
October lS-Nye and Riley. humorous
lecture.
October a3-Charles Gardiner in Karl.
the reddler."
October sO-John Stetson's Neck and
Seck" company.
November 2-Mattie vickers in ''Cher-
ubs''
November 4-Hicks and Sawyer's min
strrls.
November ELS Weston Brothers
Specially company.
November l5-l6-"One Of the Bravest"
company.
November ls-" Alone in London"
November i9-Dan Sully in Daddy
Nolan
November 2O-Fletcher's Art Lectures.
November 23-Julia Rive-King concert.
November 24-Fletcher's Art Lectures.
November % and a6-Maude Granger in
"LynnwOOd.r
November 29-Orpheus Society concert.
December S-BOucicault's'' Long Strike"
December w. j. Scanlan in ''Shane
ma Lawn
December Silly Hall Burlesque COM
pany.
December 9-Aronson's Opera Co. in
.Erminie."
December l4-John A. Stevens in "A
Great Wrong Righted."
December l6-Iittle Tycoon Opera COM
pany.
December 17-Haworth's Hibernica COM
pany.
December "a and 25-Jennie Calef in
Little Mufiets" and The American Prin-
cess"
December -Mendelssohn Quintette
club.
December Sl-FlOrence Bindley in "A
Heroine in Rags"
January Florence Bindley in Excite
ment."
January 10 and ll-War Views.
January 20-Pat Rooney in Pats Ward |
robe"
January 2l-Frederick Warde in "Vir-
ginius."
January a4-29-Bennett and MoultOn OPP |
era company.
February s-Blind Toms concert.
February lO-Shepherds "A Night or |
February l2-Renfrow's Jolly Pathdnd-
ers.r
February 15-Marie Prescott in ''Czeka."
February Is-l9-Standard Theater COM
pany.
February 24-Pete Baker in Chris and
Lena"
March 5-Hi Henry's miustrels.'
March 1-l2-Professor CrOckers trained
horses.
ATTRACTIONS Al THE GRAND.
September l5-Tony Pastors Speciality |
company.
September a4-Daly Bros. in ''Vaca-
ton
September 27-Turner's Under the Gas
light company.
October Edwin Mayo in ''Davy
Crockett"
October Robert Downing in ''Gladia-
tor"
October 4-Evans and Hoey in "A Par
lor Match
October s-McNish. johnson and Slavin's J
Mnstrels.
October l4-Ada Gray in "A Ring of
IRON"
October Is and I6-Kate CastIeton in
Crazy Patch"
October 2S-Turner's Under the Gas |
light company.
October 25-T. J. Farron in "A Soap !
Bubble"
October a6-McCaulrs Opera company in |
.Don Cesar"
October 30-''Siberia" company.
November Hungarian Gypsy Band.
November Louise Morrison in Faust
and Marguerite"
November 6-l.illy Clay's ''Adamless
Eden company.
November 1O-il-Gillett's Private Sec
retary" company.
November l2-Wallack's "Cattle King"
November 21-GilmOre's band.
November Encore & Vivian in .'Our
Jonathan
November a5-a6-Richard Mansfield in
Prince Karl"
November 29-3O-Hanlan's .Fantasma."
December 3-Minnie Maddern in Ca
price"
December Wilson X Rankin's min
strels.
December 9-"The Night Owls" COM
pany.
December l5-Thatcher, Primrose X
Vests minstrel's.
December 1S-WilsOn's Tourists"
December 2l-22-Herne's Minute Men" "
December 24-25-MiltOn Mobiles in Love
and Law and in 'PhGniX."
January Kate CastletOn In Cray |
Patch" Elk benefit.
January 6-Salsbury's "TrOubadours."
January l2-l3-''Lights o. London"